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Google Perfected the Web

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As the 14th season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City came to a close...
As the 14th season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City came to a close this fall, I found myself on Reddit, reading rumors about the marriage and divorce timeline of one of the show’s stars. Redditors wanted more clues about a fishy relationship history to see if they could uncover a cheating scandal. Were d...
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Supreme Court rejects decade-old Twitter First Amendment case

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The Supreme Court has declined a long-running legal challenge from X Corp., formerly Twitter, over whether...
The Supreme Court has declined a long-running legal challenge from X Corp., formerly Twitter, over whether it can publicly reveal US government demands for user data. X Corp. v. Garland was on a list of denied petitions released this morning. That leaves X with a March 2023 ruling that the First Amendment doesn’t pr...
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Wi-Fi 7 certification is now underway for new routers and devices

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The Wi-Fi Alliance is now officially certifying devices that support Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of...
The Wi-Fi Alliance is now officially certifying devices that support Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of wireless home internet. With certification, Wi-Fi 7 devices are guaranteed to interoperate, and in 2024, we will see new tech products like phones, laptops, and routers endowed with the standard, which could represen...
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Withings' latest gadget combines a thermometer, pulse oximeter, EKG, stethoscope

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Withings always shows up to CES with a futuristic health tech device in tow, and this...
Withings always shows up to CES with a futuristic health tech device in tow, and this year is no different. The company’s latest gadget is the $249.95 BeamO, a so-called multiscope that measures your temperature, takes electrocardiograms, reads blood oxygen levels, and works as a stethoscope to monitor heart and lun...
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Jackery's rooftop tent is also a powerful solar generator

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Xreal's new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro

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Augmented reality company Xreal has revealed a new entry in its Air glasses lineup: the $699...
Augmented reality company Xreal has revealed a new entry in its Air glasses lineup: the $699 Air 2 Ultra. The Air 2 Ultra glasses, which developers can preorder today for shipment starting in March, are ultimately meant to compete with Meta’s Quest 3 and Apple’s Vision Pro headsets. They’re more full-featured than t...
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Tesla lowers Model Y, S, X range estimations following exaggeration complaints

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Tesla has lowered the range estimates across several Model Y, S, and X vehicles in the...
Tesla has lowered the range estimates across several Model Y, S, and X vehicles in the US, reducing the figure on certain trims by up to six percent. As reported by Electrek, Tesla’s online configurator now displays an estimated range of 285 miles for the Model Y’s Performance trim, down 18 miles from its previous 3...
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Microsoft's keyboards and mice will live on under a unique new partnership

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Microsoft surprised everyone last year by deciding to discontinue its range of popular mice, keyboards, and...
Microsoft surprised everyone last year by deciding to discontinue its range of popular mice, keyboards, and PC accessories. After decades of Microsoft-branded PC hardware, the software giant has decided to focus on the Surface brand instead. Now a unique partnership will see Microsoft’s PC accessories live on, thank...
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Google wrote a 'Robot Constitution' to make sure its new AI droids won't kill us

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Apple revives old fight with Hey after rejecting new calendar app

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The new year was supposed to begin with a brand spanking new calendar app. But roughly...
The new year was supposed to begin with a brand spanking new calendar app. But roughly 72 hours after the premium email service Hey announced its latest feature — an integrated calendar — co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson received some unwelcome news from Apple: it was rejecting a standalone iOS app for Hey Calend...
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OpenAI reportedly lowballing news partners for licensed data

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SpaceX is suing to bust up federal union protections

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Why a toaster from 1949 is still smarter than any sold today

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My colleague Tom once introduced you to a modern toaster with two seemingly ingenious buttons: one...
My colleague Tom once introduced you to a modern toaster with two seemingly ingenious buttons: one to briefly lift your bread to check its progress, and another to toast it “a bit more.” I respectfully submit you shouldn’t need a button at all. That’s because in 1948, Sunbeam engineer Ludvik J. Koci invented the per...
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Microsoft’s new Copilot key for Windows keyboards

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Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it’s kicking things off...
Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it’s kicking things off with a significant change to the keyboard on new laptops and PCs. A new Copilot key will ship on a variety of new PCs and laptops from Microsoft’s partners, providing quick access to Microsoft’s AI-powered Windows Copilot experience stra...
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AI and satellite imagery used to create clearest map of human activity at sea

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Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than...
Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. The effort exposed a huge amount of industrial activity that previously flew under the radar, from suspicious fishing operations to an explosion of offshore energy development. The maps were published ...
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